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Loudness: 2012

CD / Tokuma Records / 2012-09-04

Tracks: Stronger, The; 2012: End of the Age; Break New Ground; Driving Force; Behind the Scene; Bang 'Em Dead; Voice of Metal, The (Song For RJD); Who the Hell Cares; Spirit From the East; Memento Mori; Out ...
Artists: Loudness

Personnel: Minoru Niihara (vocals); Akira Takasaki (guitar, keyboards); Masayuki Suzuki (drums).

Audio Mixer: Masatoshi Sakimoto.

Recording information: Freedom Studio; Osaka School Of M...continue...

Loudness: Eve To Dawn [PA] [Digipak] *

1 CD / Frostbyte / 2012-08-14

Tracks: Light In The Dark, A; Power Of Truth, The; Come Alive Again; Survivor; Keep You Burning; Gonna Do it My Way; Hang Tough; [Untranslatable]; Comes the Dawn; Pandora; Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!
Artists: Loudness

Personnel: Minoru Niihara (vocals); Akira Takasaki (guitar); Masayuki Suzuki (drums).

Audio Mixer: Masatoshi Sakimoto.

Recording information: Osaka School Of Music.

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Loudness: Lightning Strikes/Loud 'N' Rare

CD / Wounded Bird / 2012-02-21

Artists: Loudness

Loudness: Live Loudest at the Budokan '91

CD / Wounded Bird / 2011-04-19

Tracks: Down 'n' Dirty; Playin' Games; In the Mirror; Never Again; Crazy Night; So Lonely; Crazy Doctor; Loudness; Find a Way; Sleepless Night; Soldier of Fortune; Slap in the Face
Artists: Loudness

Personnel: Mike Vescera (vocals); Akira Takasaki (guitar); Munetaka Higuchi (drums)....continue...

Loudness: Loudest

CD / Wounded Bird / 2010-11-09

Tracks: Slap In the Face - (previously unreleased); Down 'N' Dirty; In the Mirror; Long Distance [Alternate Guitar Version] - (previously unreleased); Danger of Love; You Shook Me; Soldier of Fortune [Live V...
Artists: Loudness

Personnel: Akira Takasaki (guitar); Munetaka Higuchi (drums)....continue...

Loudness: Best of Loudness 86-88: Atlantic Years

CD / Wounded Bird / 2010-08-10

Tracks: S.D.I. [Japanese Version]; This Lonely Heart [Japanese Version]; Rock 'n Roll Gypsy [Japanese Version]; Ashes in the Sky ["Shadows of War" US Mix] - (remix); Let It Go [US Mix] - (remix); 1000 Eyes [...
Artists: Loudness

Audio Remasterer: Ryuichi Tanaka....continue...

Loudness: Masters Of Loudness

CD / Wounded Bird / 2010-08-10

Tracks: Angel Dust; Dream Fantasy; Speed; Let it Go; Shadows of War; S.D.I.; Slap in the Face [Edit Version]; You Shooke Me; Demon Disease; Down 'N' Dirty; In the Mirror; Sleepless Night; Never Again; Crazy ...
Artists: Loudness

Personnel: Minoru Niihara (vocals); Akira Takasaki (electric guitar); Masayoshi Yamashita (electric bass); Munetaka Higuchi (drums)....continue...

Loudness: Rockshocks

1 CD / Crash Music, Inc. / 2006-03-07

Tracks: Loudness; Crazy Doctor; In the Mirror; Crazy Night; Esper; Like Hell; Lonely Player; Street Woman; Angel Dust; Rock Shock; Lines Are Down, The; Milky Way; Mr. Yesman
Artists: Loudness

Crash Music is proud to bring you RockShocks a rerecorded best-of album featuring the bands hits. 2006....continue...

Loudness: Best of Reunion

CD / Tokuma Records / 2005-09-27

Tracks: Jack; Wolfgang Amadeus; Winds of Victory; End of Earth; Stay Wild; Pandemonium; What's the Truth?; Hellrider; Biosphere; Cyber Soul; Cross; Exultation; Lunatic; Live For the Moment
Artists: Loudness

CD contains 1 bonus track....continue...

Loudness: Racing

1 CD / Dream On (not USA) / 2005-09-20

Artists: Loudness

For a brief period during the mid-'80s, Japanese metal export Loudness flirted with crossover success in the American market, as they caught the attention of MTV with the anthemic "Crazy Nights" (off ...continue...

Loudness: Heavy Metal Hippies

1 CD / Wounded Bird / 2005-08-02

Tracks: Howling Rain; Freedom; 222; Eyes of a Child; Electric Kisses; House of Freaks; Paralyzed; Desperation Desecration; Light in the Distance; Broken Jesus
Artists: Loudness

'Heavy Metal Hippies' was originally released in 1994 and features 10 tracks including 'Freedom', '222', 'Electric Kiss', 'Paralyzed' & 'Broken Jesus'. Wounded Bird. 2005....continue...
The strangely-titled Heavy Metal Hippies finds Japanese metal institution Loudness searching for a foothold -- any foothold -- in the post-Nirvana alternative world, coming away with a modern metal so...continue...

Loudness: Hurricane Eyes [PA]

1 CD / Wounded Bird / 2005-06-21

Tracks: S.D.I.; This Lonely Heart; Rock & Roll Gypsy; In My Dreams; Take Me Home; Strike of the Sword; Rock This Way; In This World Beyond; Hungry Hunter; So Lonely
Artists: Loudness

Loudness was a Japanese hard rock quartet that had numerous hit albums in the 80's and early 90's. Hurricane Eyes hit the Billboard charts in...continue...
Heavy metal Japanese style, "Hurricane Eyes" was their best effort. Earlier albums were slightly tacky, while later efforts lost the chances of Loudness becoming a household name. The album was good a...continue...

Loudness: Soldier of Fortune [Digipak]

1 CD / Wounded Bird / 2005-06-21

Tracks: Soldier of Fortune; You Shook Me; Danger of Love; Twenty-Five Days; Red Light Shooter; Running for Cover; Lost Without Your Love; Faces in the Fire; Long After Midnight; Demon Disease
Artists: Loudness

Loudness was a Japanese hard rock quartet that had numerous hit albums in the 80's and early 90's. Soldier Of Fortune was only available as...continue...
You can't blame Loudness vocalist Minoru Niihara for leaving the band after the abysmal Hurricane Eyes, but it's a shame he wasn't around for Soldier of Fortune, a far more potent and focused affair t...continue...

Loudness: Racing (English Version)

CD / Tokuma Records / 2005-04-06

Tracks: Racing; Exultation; Lunatic; Live For the Moment; Crazy Samurai; Speed Maniac; R.I.P; Telomerase; Tomorrow Is Not Promised; Believe It or Not; Misleading Man; Power Generation; Don't Know Nothing; Un...
Artists: Loudness

For a brief period during the mid-'80s, Japanese metal export Loudness flirted with crossover success in the American market, as they caught the attention of MTV with the anthemic "Crazy Nights" (off ...continue...

Loudness: Rockshocks [Dream On]

1 CD / Dream On (not USA) / 2005-04-05

Tracks: Loudness; Crazy Doctor; In the Mirror; Crazy Night; Esper; Like Hell; Lonely Player; Street Woman; Angel Dust; Rock Shock; Lines Are Down, The; Milky Way; Mr. Yesman
Artists: Loudness

Asian pressing for the Japanese heavy metal act features new interpretations of their favorite material. Dream On Records. 2004....continue...

Loudness: Disillusion [English Version/Bonus Tracks] [Remaster]

CD / Columbia (USA) / 2005-03-23

Tracks: Anthem; Crazy Doctor; Esper; Butterfly; Revelation; Exploder; Dream Fantasy; Milky Way; Satisfaction Guaranteed; Are's Lament; Eruption; Flash Out
Artists: Loudness

DISILLUSION (ENGLISH VERSION), the celebrated album from Loudness, returns in this remastered rerelease.

This Japanese import contains two bonus cuts--"Eruption" and "Flash Out"--and comes with...continue...

Loudness: The Birthday Eve

1 CD / Columbia (USA) / 2004-11-23

Tracks: Loudness; Sexy Woman; Open Your Eyes; Street Woman; To Be Demon; Im on Fire; High Try; Rock Shock (More and More)
Artists: Loudness

Japanese miniature LP sleeve reissue of 1970 debut album from one of Japan's first heavy metal bands, a promising start. Columbia....continue...
As one of Japan's first heavy metal bands, Loudness was quite literally playing it by ear when the group released its first album, 1981's The Birthday Eve. A somewhat awkward affair, the album finds t...continue...

Loudness: Law of Devil's Land

1 CD / Phantom Import Distribution / 2004-11-02

Tracks: Theme of Loudness Part II; In the Mirror; Show Me the Way; I Wish You Were Here; Mr. Yes Man; Law of Devil's Land, The; Black Wall; Sleepless Night; Speed; Road Racer; Japanese Track
Artists: Loudness

Japanese remastered reissue of the Japanese metal act's 1983 album is packaged in a miniature LP sleeve....continue...
Hang on -- don't shut off your CD player just yet! Despite its downright silly intro, "Theme of Loudness (Part II)" (which recklessly marries Queen-like chorused guitars and a military march to an abs...continue...

Loudness: Rockshocks

CD / Phantom Import Distribution / 2004-11-02

Tracks: Loudness; Crazy Doctor; In the Mirror; Crazy Night; Esper; Like Hell; Lonely Player; Street Woman; Angel Dust; Rock Shock; Lines Are Down; Milky Way; Mr. Yesman
Artists: Loudness

Loudness: Thunder in the East

1 CD / Phantom Import Distribution / 2004-11-02

Tracks: Crazy Nights; Like Hell; Heavy Chains; Get Away; We Could Be Together; Run For Your Life; Clockwork Toy; No Way Out; Lines Are Down, The; Never Change Your Mind; Gotta Fight; Odin
Artists: Loudness

Japanese remastered reissue of the Japanese metal act's 1985 album is packaged in a miniature LP sleeve....continue...
Loudness: Minoru Nihara (vocals); Akira Takasaki (guitar); Masayoshi Yamashita (bass); Munetaka Higuchi (drums).

With 1985's Thunder in the East, Loudness were faced with the daunting challenge...continue...

Loudness: Disillusion

1 CD / Phantom Import Distribution / 2004-11-02

Tracks: Crazy Doctor; Esper; Butterfly; Revelation; Exploder; Dream Fantasy; Milky Way; Satisfaction Guaranteed; Ares Lament
Artists: Loudness

Japanese remastered reissue of the Japanese metal act's 1984 album is packaged in a miniature LP sleeve & includes two bonus tracks, 'Crazy Doctor' (Live...continue...
Loudness had come a long way by 1984 and, after notching a number of increasingly successful albums in their homeland, their momentum finally carried across the waters. So it was that their fourth eff...continue...

Loudness: Original

1 CD / Tokuma Records / 2004-01-13

Tracks: Pharaoh; Cyber Soul; Life After Death; Let's Free Out Souls; Detonator (Fire and Thunder); Cross; About to Kill; Double-Walker; City of Vampire, The; Seventh Heaven; Terror
Artists: Loudness

Japanese edition of the Japanese hard rock/heavy metal act's fourth full length album since 2000. Features 11 tracks & 16-page booklet with lyrics, photos &...continue...
Personnel: Minoru Niihara (vocals); Akira Takasaki (guitar); Munetaka Higuchi (drums).

Audio Mixer: Masatoshi Sakimoto.

Photographer: Hiroyuki Yoshihama....continue...

Loudness: Law of Devil's Land

1 CD / Columbia (USA) / 2003-11-25

Tracks: Theme of Loudness Part II; In the Mirror; Show Me the Way; I Wish You Were Here; Mr. Yes Man; Law of Devil's Land; Black Wall; Sleepless Night; Speed
Artists: Loudness

Hang on -- don't shut off your CD player just yet! Despite its downright silly intro, "Theme of Loudness (Part II)" (which recklessly marries Queen-like chorused guitars and a military march to an abs...continue...

Loudness: Thunder in the East

1 CD / Wounded Bird / 2003-10-14

Tracks: Crazy Nights; Like Hell; Heavy Chains; Get Away; We Could Be Together; Run for Your Life; Clockwork Toy; No Way Out; Lines Are Down, The; Never Change Your Mind
Artists: Loudness

Loudness was a Japanese hard rock quartet that had numerous hit albums in the 80's and early 90's. Thunder In The East reached number 74...continue...
Loudness: Minoru Nihara (vocals); Akira Takasaki (guitar); Masayoshi Yamashita (bass); Munetaka Higuchi (drums).

With 1985's Thunder in the East, Loudness were faced with the daunting challenge...continue...

Loudness: Live 2002

1 CD / Tokuma Records / 2003-06-17

Tracks: Biosphere - (studio); Hellrider - (studio); Loudness - (studio); Sexy Woman - (studio); Ares' Lament - (studio); Wind From Tibet - (studio); Slaughter House - (studio); End of Earth - (studio); Stay ...
Artists: Loudness

Japanese double live CD recorded at Club Citta Kawasaki (3/24/02), Shibuya Koukaido (10/25/02), Shinjuku Loft (12/19/02) & Shinjuku Kousei Nenkin Kaikan (12/31/02). Includes three bonus...continue...

Loudness: Re-Masterpieces: The Best of Loudness

CD / Columbia (USA) / 2001-12-27

Tracks: Crazy Night; Crazy Doctor; Rock 'N Roll Gypsy; End of Earth, The; Dream Fantasy; Devil Soldier; Heavy Chains; Ares' Lament; This Lonely Heart; In the Mirror; Rock Shock (More and More); Esper; S.D.I....
Artists: Loudness

Sixteen of the best and most popular songs from Loudness, a band that generally lived up to its name, are features here, including "Crazy Night," "End Of Earth," and "Heavy Chains."

Audio Mixer...continue...

Loudness: Thunder in the East

1 CD / Columbia (USA) / 2001-06-13

Tracks: Crazy Nights; Like Hell; Heavy Chains; Get Away; We Could Be Together; Run For Your Life; Clockwork Toy; No Way Out; Lines Are Down, The; Never Change Your Mind
Artists: Loudness

Japanese reissue of the Japanese heavy metal act's 1985 album. 10 tracks....continue...
Loudness: Minoru Nihara (vocals); Akira Takasaki (guitar); Masayoshi Yamashita (bass); Munetaka Higuchi (drums).

Few Japanese bands crack the United States market, and even fewer of those group...continue...

Loudness: Disillusion

CD / Columbia (USA) / 2000-07-10

Tracks: Crazy Doctor; Esper; Butterfly; Revelation; Exploder; Dream Fantasy; Milky Way; Satisfaction Guaranteed; Ares' Lament
Artists: Loudness

Personnel: Minoru Niihara (vocals); Akira Takasaki (electric guitar); Masayoshi Yamashita (electric bass); Munetaka Higuchi (drums).

Loudness had come a long way by 1984 and, after notching a n...continue...

Loudness: Engine

1 CD / Phantom Import Distribution / 1999-07-13

Tracks: Soul Tone; Bug Killer; Black Biohazard; Twist of Chain; Bad Date/Nothin' I Can Do; Apocalypse; Ace in the Hole; Sweet Dreams; Asylum; Burning Eye Balls; Junk His Head; 2008; Coming Home
Artists: Loudness

Japanese edition of the veteran Japanese heavy metal group's 1999 album. 13 studio recordings, including 'Black Biohazard', the song played at the Dynamo! fest....continue...
1999's Engine is the final installment from the Loudness comeback lineup that features band founder and guitarist Akira Takasaki alongside former EZO vocalist Masaki Yamada. The dark, bombastic releas...continue...

Loudness: Dragon

1 CD / J-Disc Records / 1998-02-10

Tracks: Miles High; Dogshit; Wicked Witches; Crazy Go Go; Voodoo Voices; (Instrumental); Babylon; Crawl; Forbidden Love; Mirror Ball; Taj Mahal; Nightcreepers
Artists: Loudness

Loudness turns up again for this Japanese exclusive; includes "Wicked Witches," "Nightcreepers," and ten more....continue...

Loudness: Ghetto Machine

1 CD / Rooms Records, Inc. / 1997-08-01

Tracks: Ghetto Machine; Slave; Evil Ectasy; San Francisco; Love and Hate; Creatures; Katmandu Fly; Hypnotized; Dead Man Walking; Jasmine Sky; Wonder Man
Artists: Loudness

Personnel: Minoru Niihara (vocals); Akira Takasaki (electric guitar); Masayoshi Yamashita (electric bass); Munetaka Higuchi (drums)....continue...

Loudness: The Very Best of Loudness

CD / Col / 1997-05-21

Tracks: Road Racer; Crazy Doctor; Ares' Lament; Speed; In the Mirror; Crazy Night; Burning Love; Run for Your Life; Angel Dust; Eruption; Bad News; Sleepless Night; Fantasy; Loudness
Artists: Loudness

Personnel: Minoru Niihara (vocals); Akira Takasaki (electric guitar); Masayoshi Yamashita (electric bass); Munetaka Higuchi (drums).

By the early '80s, heavy metal had spread to just about ever...continue...